The Men's under-23 road race of the 2010 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 1 October in Melbourne, Australia.
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| Dates | 1 October 2010 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 159 km (98.80 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 01' 23" | |||||||||
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Home rider Michael Matthews claimed Australia's first gold medal of the championships by winning the sprint finish at the end of the race, outsprinting Germany's John Degenkolb, who took silver.[2] Time trial champion Taylor Phinney and Guillaume Boivin of Canada shared the bronze medal after Tissot's photo finish system could not split the riders.[3] Phinney became the sixth rider to medal in both the time trial and the road race in the under-23s category.[3]
Route edit
The race covered 159 km.[4]
Final classification edit
References edit
- ^ Taylor Phinney (USA) and Guillaume Boivin (CAN) each received a bronze medal.
- ^ "Michael Matthews wins U23 men's title". The Daily Telegraph. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ a b Johnson, Greg (1 October 2010). "Phinney, Boivin tie makes U23 Worlds history". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Men's under-23 road race course". melbourne2010. melbourne2010.com. Retrieved 7 September 2010.